An incident usually leads to a second and more dramatic situation, known as the first turning point, which ensures life will never be the same for the main characters. I lost Longoria for 4-8 weeks at the end of April to a partially torn hamstring.

The second act (June and July), usually referred to as “rising action,” typically depicts the main characters, not only learning new skills, but arriving at a higher sense of awareness of who they are and what they are capable of. This is character development.

For fantasy purposes, it’s when your team is supposed to come together. This is when you make your push to solidify yourself as a contender.

The third act (August and September) features the resolution of the story and its subplots.

If your team isn’t competitive by August, you should already be knee-deep in your preparation for football. If you are in it, this is the payoff for all the hard work in the first four months.

Mind you, this is mostly for rotisserie, not head-to-head. Head-to-head is much more of a roller-coaster ride, where luck and matchups play a much bigger role.

For my (Hebrew) Hammer Time squad, Longoria was looking like an MVP candidate before he hit the disabled list. My offense — I expected it to be the strength of my team — took a nose dive, despite Jones’ hot start. The injury forced my hand.

I advocated in an earlier column to be more aggressive if you noticed a deficiency on your team. My team was deficient in offense. I followed my own advice.

Out of 12 teams I was last after week one. At the time of Longoria’s injury I was 10th. At the time of the trade in mid-May I was ninth. I’m pleased to announce I’m a point and a half out of third today.

Braun and Jones have been consistently great. Hamels has had his moments and Cain has been nothing short of perfect. (See what I did there?)